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August 1, 2018 - by Synoptek
Where is your money best spent? It’s the question of the day, every day for decision-makers as they grapple with how to invest their IT budget. What’s at stake? Companies that invest purely to address the needs of today’s workloads could be facing performance issues and antiquated processes tomorrow. Those who fail to embrace technology and undertake digital transformation will likely lose the leverage they once had over competitors. Consider companies that have missed crucial opportunities their competitors saw. Take, for example, declining companies such as Blockbuster, Sun Microsystems, and Borders and compare them to companies such as Netflix, Apple, and Amazon. Forward-thinking is no longer an option, it’s a necessity.
What is digital transformation? Digital transformation is how a company uses technology to innovate and improve the way it does business. A closer look at IDC’s top-ten IT predictions reveals the following Digital transformation trends:
This disruption is the catalyst for business architecture transformation — and companies need to become interconnected and tap into the power of digitization. Those who do so will likely see growth via digital avenues; be enabled to respond instantly to changing markets through any channel; quickly make pivots and changes to innovate as necessary; and employ real-time data to make informed, real-time decisions.
So how do you face the challenge of digital transformation to ensure your business not only survives but thrives? For many companies, the security and performance enhancements of a hybrid, multi-cloud approach makes the most sense. In fact, 86% of global companies will deploy multi-cloud interconnection over the next 5 years. The flexibility and agility gained by a multi-cloud hybrid implementation enables organizations to be nimble and make data-driven decisions at a speed imperative to competitive business.
Choosing the right Managed Cloud Services Provider is extremely important, as there are too many challenges, priorities, and gaps for in-house IT teams to tackle by themselves. Additionally, having the right partner to guide you through your digital transformation ensures your strategy is tied to measurable business results.
Here are some important considerations when selecting a Managed Cloud Services Provider:
Use your answers to these questions to guide your managed cloud services provider selection and help you determine which cloud service or services best meet your short- and long-term business goals.
Ready to embrace digital transformation but not sure where or how to begin? Reach out to the experts at Synoptek—an industry-leading Managed Cloud Services provider — the Synoptek Edge™ enables you to capitalize on the technical expertise and resources at Synoptek, so you can focus on your core business and advance your organizational goals through digital transformation.
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